Union City project approvals overturned

An appeals court overturned approvals today for three separate residential building projects, including one that is already half-built and another belonging to a major contributor to Mayor Brian Stack.

The biggest project slapped down by the Appellate Division of Superior Court was a 14-story, 129-unit tower planned by Teaneck developer Jose Rocha for the corner of New York Avenue and Seventh Street.

Judges Jose Fuentes and Mary Catherine Cuff wrote in their opinion that "such a project would be inconsistent with the city's zoning scheme" because it is in the residential zone, which does not allow high-rise buildings.